Limerick council: Gardaí open probe into fraud allegations

Allegations are understood to centre around invoice fraud

An investigation has been launched into claims by a whistleblower of long-term misappropriation of local authority funds at Limerick City and County Council.

Gardaí have now opened an investigation into claims by a whistleblower of long-term misappropriation of local authority funds at Limerick City and County Council.

It comes after a council source confirmed that an internal probe was taking place across several of the council’s departments into the allegations.